Job: Urban Farm Manager, Teens 4 Good, Philadelphia

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Primary Responsibilities:
The Urban Farm Manager is responsible for completing the following tasks in partnership with USLA and Teens 4 Good youth:
• Day-to-day management of urban farm(s) including bed preparation, planting, weeding, watering, harvesting, and other farming tasks
• Crop planning for new seasons
• Preparing farm(s) for winter season
• Managing a hoop house
• Coordinating sales and distribution of produce to clients
• Developing and implementing a business plan to build a sustainable urban farm
• Creating and managing operating budgets for farm(s)
• Tracking and monitoring sales and donations of all produce
• Preparing periodic written reports, both statistical and narrative
• Instructing USLA and T4G youth in urban agriculture and urban farming business
• Supervising USLA youth in managing an urban farm business
• Assisting with daily field operations during the Teens 4 Good summer internship
• Leading and teaching volunteer groups
• Maintaining orderly site(s) for all visitors
• Participating in bi-weekly Federation staff meetings
• Participating in additional programmatic and agency-wide activities as assigned
• Performing other tasks as needed

Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree required, Highly recommend degree in agriculture, horticulture and/or field directly related to sustainable agriculture
• Minimum three years experience of farming, preferred experience in urban and organic farming
• Experience in building and managing an urban farm business
• Experience in maintenance of a hoop/green house
• At least 2 years of youth development experience
• Experience organizing groups safely and productively

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Passion for sustainable agriculture
• Building, managing and maintaining sustainable urban farms
• Ability to plan, delegate and organize work tasks
• Willing to work a flexible schedule
• Excellent verbal communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills to effectively work with a variety of people and personalities; ability to communicate clearly in person and in writing
• Financial management skills – developing and managing operating budgets; monitoring all sales transaction
• Business and Marketing skills
• Ability to work well with youth (i.e. engage, motivate, inspire, teach, discipline youth)
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Working knowledge of computers: Micro Soft Word; Excel. ETO is a plus.
• Commitment to the Federation’s mission

Salary: Competitive hourly wage; commensurate with experience.